Does Cisco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cisco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cisco. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cisco?

82% of Cisco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cisco 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3669) , Senior Software Engineer (1003) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (603) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (493) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (418) , Business Analyst (413) , Technical Leader (353) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (324)

What are the pros of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2850 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2702 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2108 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1199 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1141 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1938 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 890 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 655 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 202 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 175 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cisco layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cisco layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cisco in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cisco locations?

Buenos Aires , Republica Argentina

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,620 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,620 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cisco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0

May 21, 2014

Low Morale

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Good work life balance. The people are fantastic. We have a gym to work off your steam if needed.

Cons

Treated like robots, not allowed to rock the boat, open office environment.

1.0

Jan 24, 2014

Cisco stands for Crap

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There is nothing good about this place except the cafe...

Cons

Its a crap company. People laugh at in bay area if you say you work for cisco. Had very hectic schedules and stupid manager Makarand Shivadevuni...who don't even know how to manage...

2.0

Dec 4, 2013

Cisco is a big monopoly and it is managed badly from top to bottom.

Business manager

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Pros

They have a lot of money, and that gets them through a lot of bad management. Record profit translates into laying off 5,000 people. Get some skills here and then go work for a company where your talent will mean something.

Cons

Cisco is a big monopoly and it is managed badly, but it does not matter because they leverage their monopoly to make money. The internet would be better if the company was broken up into 12 companies based on their monopolies in so many areas. They are a classic example of a place that at one time was great to work for and each year it goes down hill like IBM and Microsoft. I had two alcoholic middle managers that did not care about my group or understand business. You will be a just a number at this company. Cisco's vision is to maintain there existing monopolies and buy start ups that challenge them.

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